An American actor, Casey Cott, shined throughout Riverdale’s dark and foggy journey, as the first gay character, Kevin Keller, in The CW series. Before being a jolly character in the TV series, the actor held a prestigious degree from Boston University. Somewhere, he realized his dream and attended the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, founded in 1914.
How much does Casey Cott make per episode of Riverdale? What about the movie and TV show, where he has starred in a different storyline than Kevin Keller? Similarly, sources say, he isn’t a bachelor anymore; the actor has engaged to his girlfriend. Is it true? Let’s discover them all:
Earns hefty amount per episode of Riverdale
The most-watched CW series, Riverdale is notable for paying remunerative paychecks to its leads. As per the sources, the lead characters have the privilege of more than $40K paycheck per episode. What about Kevin Keller, aka Casey Cott? He is the original cast member of the TV show who became a regular character in the second and the third season of the CW series. Though it isn’t known how much he secures per episode of the teen drama Riverdale, the internet mongers are well assured that he makes pretty smart from the screen. They speculate, the actor, Casey Cott, holds a bankable net worth of $500K from movies and TV shows.
He kicked off his acting stint from the local Ohio Theater, where he played on notable productions- Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Romeo and Juliet. Then, he moved to regional theater and University Theater simultaneously. For example, he featured on the play Parade at the New Hazlett Theater in 2014. Also, he had his part on Small Engine Repair at Barebone Productions and The Prince of Egypt at the Bay Street Theater.
Luckily, when he was still studying at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, he was offered to play the pioneer gay character in Riverdale’s history. As Kevin, he is the only gay guy on the school, where he stays on the sideline from dramatic family feuds and hideous murder schemes. Apart from Riverdale, Cott has a guest appearance in an episode of 2018 crime drama, Instinct, and 2020 musical comedy show, Katy Keene.
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He is engaged
On the curtains of Riverdale, he is uninterested among girls. However, it isn’t the fact, when the shoot wraps up; Cott has a girlfriend-oops, fiancé. During the second week of December, the actor announced his engagement with his girlfriend, whose identity is yet to be revealed. The Instagram revelation had the duo’s picture where Cott’s fiancé flaunted her diamond ring.
Cott rarely shares his personal space as well as girlfriend pictures on social media. And when he chose to share a bit of personal info, he shocked us with engagement news.
Has two siblings
28-years old, Casey Cott was born on 8 August 1992 in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He is the middle child of Rick Cott and Lori Cott. His father, Rick Cott often says Casey, a late bloomer, is a self-sufficient professional man, who is both an investment manager and a former fighter pilot in the Air Force. And his mother, Lori Cott, serves in a real estate management company.
His older brother, Corey Cott is also an inescapable name in the Broadway musical, Newsies. Further, Cott has a younger sister, Carly Megan, whom he shares a very dearly bond.
Casey Cott is six feet tall lad who has a fresh clean-cut look. He desired to be good in sports during his early days. Nonetheless, he longed for acting classes while applying for the school play.